Robert McKee, Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
"Story is metaphor for life and life is lived in time."
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"Story is metaphor for life and life is lived in time."
Robert McKee, Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
"No civilization, including Plato's, has ever been destroyed because its citizens learned too much."
Robert McKee, Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
"All writing is discipline, but screenwriting is a drill sergeant."
Robert McKee, Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
"When talented people write badly, it's generally for one of two reasons: Either they're blinded by an idea they feel compelled to prove of they're driven by an emotion they must express. When talented people write well, it is generally for this reason: They're moved by a desire to touch the audience."
Robert McKee, Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
"If the story you're telling, is the story you're telling, you're in deep shit."
Robert McKee, Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
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